Vikramarkudu(2006)
Vikramarkudu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film stars Ravi Teja in a dual role as Athili Satthi Babu and Vikram Singh Rathore, alongside Anushka Shetty, Brahmanandam, and Baby Neha. The story follows a small-time thief in Hyderabad who is forced to care for a young girl who believes he is her father. He later discovers he is the lookalike of a fearless police officer with a violent past. The film blends comedy, emotion, and action, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India. It was a commercial blockbuster and became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2006. The film was remade in multiple languages including Hindi as Rowdy Rathore.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Plex, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 23 June 2006
- Director
- S. S. Rajamouli
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 41m 0
Storyline
A small-time thief named Satthi Babu steals a trunk and finds a little girl inside. The girl thinks he is her father. He tries to get rid of her but slowly falls in love with her. Then he discovers he looks exactly like a brave police officer who is the girl's real father. Now he must protect the girl from the dangerous men who want to kill them both.
“A thief becomes a father.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Vikramarkudu
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & Raghu Babu (54 films together), Brahmanandam & Ravi Teja (23 films together), Ajay & Brahmanandam (21 films together), Ajay & Raghu Babu (17 films together), Anushka Shetty & Brahmanandam (16 films together), and Brahmanandam & Rajiv Kanakala (11 films together).
Trivia
- The film was remade in multiple Indian languages, with Rajamouli directing the Kannada version himself.
- The iconic 'lock-up' fight scene was inspired by Hollywood films like 'The Legend of Drunken Master'.
- Ravi Teja performed many of his own stunts, including jumping between moving vehicles.
- The film's success led to a direct sequel, 'Vikramasimha', released in 2014.
- The young actress who played the daughter, Baby Neha, was selected from a school dance competition.
- The movie's climax was shot in the dense forests of Maredumilli in East Godavari district.
- It was one of the first Telugu films to extensively use slow-motion shots in action sequences.